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'''Blind''' is a [[status effect]] which causes the victim to treat the player and all other creatures as if they were [[invisible]], whether or not they actually are. [[See invisible]] is rendered useless while blinded.
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'''Blind''' is a [[status effect]] which causes monsters to treat all creatures as if they were [[invisible]], ignoring [[see invisible]]. Players instead get an accuracy penalty that scales with distance.
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'''Dazzled''' has identical effects to blindness, but with a shorter duration.
  
 
==Blindness==
 
==Blindness==
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The effects of blindness are the same as if you were invisible:
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The effects of blindness vary if the victim is a monster or player:
  
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'''Monsters:'''
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Monster behavior is the same as if the player goes [[invisible]] and the monster cannot [[see invisible]].
 
*Blind attackers receive a -35% penalty to [[to-hit]] rolls
 
*Blind attackers receive a -35% penalty to [[to-hit]] rolls
 
*Blind enemies cannot perform [[attacks of opportunity]].
 
*Blind enemies cannot perform [[attacks of opportunity]].
 
*Blind ranged attackers will often target the wrong tile, potentially hitting other targets or missing entirely.
 
*Blind ranged attackers will often target the wrong tile, potentially hitting other targets or missing entirely.
 
*Anything with animal [[intelligence]] or worse will occasionally move as though confused, rather than pursuing or attacking you. Anything of human intelligence can still track you normally, however.
 
*Anything with animal [[intelligence]] or worse will occasionally move as though confused, rather than pursuing or attacking you. Anything of human intelligence can still track you normally, however.
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*Blind enemies are be susceptible to low-tier [[stabbing]] attacks.
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*Blind enemies are susceptible to low-tier [[stabbing]] attacks.
  
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Players can not be blinded. Effects that would blind or dazzle players will instead cause a short [[confusion]].
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'''Players:'''
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*Players suffer a <code>15 * (distance + 1)</code>% miss chance penalty to all attacks that check EV, where <code>distance</code> is how many tiles away the target is.
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**The maximum miss chance from this penalty is 90%
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*The screen gains a filter depending on the source.
  
 
===Sources===
 
===Sources===
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You can blind opponents in the following ways:
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'''Player and monster:'''
 
*[[Atropa]] [[dart]]s
 
*[[Atropa]] [[dart]]s
 
*[[Wand of light]]
 
*[[Wand of light]]
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*Blindness is a possible effect of the following divine abilities:
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*The [[Dazzling Flash]] spell ([[player ghost]]s can use it)
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**[[Ru]]'s Aura of Power and Apocalypse.
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*[[Chaos]] weapons
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**[[Zin]]'s Recite (when used against heretics).
 
  
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[[:Category:Unblindable|Some monsters]], e.g., [[warg]]s and [[bat]]s, cannot be blinded by any means.
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'''Players only:'''
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*Wearing the [[Cloak of Starlight]]
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*[[Ru]]'s Aura of Power and Apocalypse
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*[[Zin]]'s Recite (when used against heretics)
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*[[The Shining One]]'s Divine Shield ability
  
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==Dazzled==
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'''Against the player:'''
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'''Dazzled''' is a similar condition to blindness. It inflicts all the same penalties, but only lasts for several turns.
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*[[Gozag]] wrath (chance to trigger when seeing gold)
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*Zin wrath
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*[[Throw Klown Pie]]
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*Being hit by a melee attack after being afflicted with the [[Black Mark]]
  
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You can dazzle opponents in the following ways:
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[[:Category:Unblindable|Some monsters]], e.g., [[warg]]s and [[bat]]s, cannot be blinded by any means. Only monsters of [[natural]], [[demonic]], and [[holy]] [[holiness]] can be blinded ([[non-living]] and [[plant]] creatures are immune). On the other hand, only [[undead]] players (not counting living [[vampire]]s) are unblindable and undazzleable.
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*Hitting monsters with [[Dazzling Flash]].
 
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*The [[cloak of Starlight]] dazzles attackers in retaliation.
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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{{CBA|0.32|players can be blinded, but it doesn't work the same way it does against monsters. Instead, blindness will reduce a player's [[to-hit]] rolls by <code>(to-hit - target EV)/(distance+1) - (to-hit - target EV)</code>.}}
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*Prior to [[0.32]], blindness against players simply caused [[confusion]]. Many new sources of player blindness were added in this version.
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*Prior to [[0.31]], creatures with non-living and plant holiness could be blinded by wands of light.
 
*Wands of light were added in [[0.29]].
 
*Wands of light were added in [[0.29]].
 
*The cloak of Starlight gained *Dazzle in [[0.26]].
 
*The cloak of Starlight gained *Dazzle in [[0.26]].

Latest revision as of 19:06, 22 July 2025

Version 0.32: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

Blind is a status effect which causes monsters to treat all creatures as if they were invisible, ignoring see invisible. Players instead get an accuracy penalty that scales with distance.

Dazzled has identical effects to blindness, but with a shorter duration.

Blindness

The effects of blindness vary if the victim is a monster or player:

Monsters: Monster behavior is the same as if the player goes invisible and the monster cannot see invisible.

  • Blind attackers receive a -35% penalty to to-hit rolls
  • Blind enemies cannot perform attacks of opportunity.
  • Blind ranged attackers will often target the wrong tile, potentially hitting other targets or missing entirely.
  • Anything with animal intelligence or worse will occasionally move as though confused, rather than pursuing or attacking you. Anything of human intelligence can still track you normally, however.
  • Blind enemies are susceptible to low-tier stabbing attacks.

Players:

  • Players suffer a 15 * (distance + 1)% miss chance penalty to all attacks that check EV, where distance is how many tiles away the target is.
    • The maximum miss chance from this penalty is 90%
  • The screen gains a filter depending on the source.

Sources

Player and monster:

Players only:

Against the player:

Some monsters, e.g., wargs and bats, cannot be blinded by any means. Only monsters of natural, demonic, and holy holiness can be blinded (non-living and plant creatures are immune). On the other hand, only undead players (not counting living vampires) are unblindable and undazzleable.

History

  • Prior to 0.32, blindness against players simply caused confusion. Many new sources of player blindness were added in this version.
  • Prior to 0.31, creatures with non-living and plant holiness could be blinded by wands of light.
  • Wands of light were added in 0.29.
  • The cloak of Starlight gained *Dazzle in 0.26.
  • Prior to 0.16, the sense invisible monster intrinsic would stop blindness.
  • During the brief period in which jesters existed, you could also temporarily blind monsters by hitting them with pies.
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